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"Oh My My" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr from his 1973 album Ringo. It was also issued as the third single from the album, becoming a top-five hit in the United States and Canada. The recording was produced by Richard Perry and includes backing vocals by Merry Clayton and Martha Reeves.

"Oh My My"
Netherlands picture sleeve
Single by Ringo Starr
from the album Ringo
B-side	"Step Lightly" (US) "No No Song" (UK)
Released	18 February 1974 (US) 9 January 1976 (UK)
Genre	Rock
Length	3:38
Label	Apple
Songwriter(s)	Richard Starkey, Vini Poncia
Producer(s)	Richard Perry
Ringo Starr singles chronology
"You're Sixteen" (1974) "Oh My My" (1974) "Only You (And You Alone)" (1974)

Background

"Oh My My" was co-written by Starr (credited by his real name, "Richard Starkey") and Vini Poncia, a recurrent collaborator of Starr's during the 1970s. Billy Preston plays keyboards on the track.[1] Both Starr and Jim Keltner play drums, while Klaus Voormann plays bass. Tom Scott plays the saxophone solo.

Release

The song was first released as the opening track on side two of the Ringo LP, in November 1973. Issued as a single on 18 February 1974 in the US,[nb 1][2] Billboard felt that the instrumental portion of the song was more effective than the lyrics.[3] Cash Box said that the "Richard Perry production adds the 'hit' touch to this amusing little ditty."[4]

"Oh My My" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 3 in Canada and number 24 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, making it one of the most successful songs of Starr's career. The song was released on a UK single on 9 January 1976,[nb 2] backed with "No No Song",[5] to promote Starr's Blast from Your Past compilation album.[6]

Starr first performed "Oh My My" in 2008 with the tenth incarnation of his All-Starr Band.[7]

Chart performance

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Canada	3
US Billboard Easy Listening	24
US Billboard Hot 100[8]	5

Cover versions

• The song was covered by Ike & Tina Turner, who performed it on a 1975 episode of Soul Train and on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert in 1976.[9][10]
• Bette Midler performed a cover of the track on her live album Live at Last.[11]
• David Hentschel released an instrumental version on Starr's Ring O' Records label, in 1975.
• Maggie Bell recorded the song in 1974.
• Kirka, a Finnish band, released the song with Finnish lyrics.

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Citations

На других языках

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- [en] Oh My My (Ringo Starr song)

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[ru] Oh My My (песня Ринго Старра)

«Oh My My» — песня, написанная Ринго Старром и его частым соавтором Вини Понциа. Выпущена Старром на его альбоме 1973 года Ringo, а также на двух синглах (один вышел в США 18 февраля 1974 с би-сайдом «Step Lightly», в рамках выпуска альбома Ringo; другой — в Великобритании 9 января 1976, с би-сайдом «No No Song», для продвижения сборника Старра 1976 года Blast from Your Past).[1]

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